20/20 Vision
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“As an undergraduate at Oxford, he would have joined the RAF Volunteer Reserve, following the path of his father and uncles, but poor vision disqualified him. Zoology, fortunately, didn’t require 20/20 eyesight.” —David Quammen, “An African Love Story,” National Geographic, September, 2008, p. 44. "Dr. Andrew T. Pavia, chairman of the pandemic influenza task force of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, opposes self-infection. 'Twenty years ago, it might have made some sense,' he said, 'and with 20/20 hindsight, getting infected in the spring wave of 1918 probably would have been highly protective.' But by getting deliberately infected, 'you’d really be jumping into the unknown,' he said." —Donald G. McNeil, Jr., "Debating the Wisdom of 'Swine Flu Parties,'" The New York Times, May 6, 2009. "What about people who try to change their names as adults? I have a friend who was 'Dan' until he was 24, then decided that 'Daniel' was more grown up. Sent around an e-mail to everyone asking that we make a switch. The e-mail was roundly ignored. You can't just change who you are mid-stream.
"Also, this guy had 20/20 vision, but wore glasses so as to seem less threatening/more intelligent." —Paul Farhi, "Familiar Brand Names Renamed," The Washington Post, August 4, 2009.
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